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Batak Toba
Indigenous Group	Batak Toba (Also known as: Toba Batak, Batta, Orang Batak Toba, Silindung Batak).
Location	Indonesia, island of Sumatra, Sumatera Utara Province, Samosir Island (in Lake Toba) and east, south, and west of Lake Toba on the mainland.
Estimated Population	2,000,000 (1991, SIL International)
Environment	Highland / Rainforest
Lifestyle	Sedentary
Subsistence	Agriculture / Paid Labor / Handicraft Sales
Level of Assimilation	Assimilated
Language Family	Batak Toba Classification: Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Sumatra, Batak, Southern Alternate names: Toba Batak, Batta, Orang Batak Toba, Silindung Batak, Toba Batak taal, bahasa Toba Batak, langue Toba Batak, lengua Toba Batak  Dialects: Close to Angkola Batak (Batak Angkola).
Website URLs	Ethnologue Royal Netherlands Institute of Southeast Asian and Caribbean Studies (KITLV) Batak Toba ethnic group Batak Toba language Wikipedia: Batak (Toba, as ethnic subset of Batak group) 1993 Library of Congress Report (Batak cultural overview, statistics) Indahnesia.com Indonesia Department of Tourism Joshua Project
NGOs	Bona Ni Pasogit (Association of Batak Tribes in Europe) Monitor International (Lake Toba - Lake Champlain Sister Lakes Partnership) World Rainforest Movement Down To Earth The Corner House Asia-Pacific Human Rights Information Center Human Rights Watch